Device for waving hair.



D. P. GLEASON.

DEVICE FOR WAVING HAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. 1915.

1,1 9 1 ,889'. I Patented July 18, 1916.

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DEVICE FOR WAVING HAIR.

' Application filed July 21, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DORA P. GLnAsoN, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dev ces for Waving Hair, of which the followlng 1s a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in methods of and devices for producing waves in hair.

An object of my invention is to produce a method and device which will wave hair without the employment of heat and w1thout twisting the hair. This and other objects are attained in the method and hair waver described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which; 0

Figure 1 is a perspective vlew; of a halr waver embodying my invention. Fig. 2 1s a view of the back of the hair waver illustrated in Fig. "1. Fig. 3 is a view illustrating the method of using the hair waver embodying my invention. Fig. 4 is a front view showing the hair waver in. position on, one s de of the hair and removed from the opposite side to show the effect produced. Fig. 5 is a side view showing the effect produced by my method and improved hair water.

The hair waver embodying my invention 7 consists of two members 6 and 7 pivotally connected at the tops of adjacent edges, by means of a pivot pin 8 passing through apertures in lugs 9 and 10 formed on the edges of the respective members, the lugs be ing off set from the edges, so that the edges will abut when the members are secured together. Each member is a comb, having teeth 11 adapted to engage the hair as hereinafter described. At the upper edges of the members, which edges form the backs of the combs, handles 12 and 18 are formed. These handles are preferably stamped from the material of the members, and are twisted to extend at right angles to the members so that the handles are parallel to one another and in position to be grasped between the thumb and forefinger for the purpose of swinging the members about their pivot pin to bring the lower ends of their abutting edges into separated positions with relation to one another so that portions of the hair may enter between the abutting edges when the comb is being inserted in the hair. These abutting edges below the pivot pins,

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJuly 18, 1916. Serial No. 41,035. i

are serrated as shown at 14 and 15 in Figs.

1 and'2, so that when the hair is grasped be-. tween the edges the waver will be held in position upon releasing the handles and the hair prevented from slipping from between the edges. In order to hold the serrated edges together I have provided a spring 16 which is coiled about the pivot pin 8 and is secured at its ends in apertures formed in the handles 12 and 13. a This spring normally holds the serrated edges together 16. The members 6 and 7 are preferably curved somewhat to correspond with the curvature of the head so that the waver may be brought close to the scalp to grasp the hair adjacentthereto.

In the method in which my improved hair waver is employed, several wavers are used, each waver being placed as shown in Fig. 3 on each side of the head and arranged in such a manner that a series of'waves are provided, the wavers being located below one another. In order to produce the waves to give the hair a fiuffy and artistic appearance in arranging it, the hair is dampened and combed to hang straight down on each side of the head,'then a hair waver is passed through the hair toward the top of the head and adjacent to the scalp, the members being held in their separated positions as shown in Fig. 2, to hold their serrated edges apart. After the waver hasbeen pushed up toward the top of the head to produce a wave or puff, the handles are released and the serrated edges permitted to grasp the hair adjacent to the scalp so that the waverwill to grasp the hair adjacent to the scalp and hold the second waver in position. With the second waver in position, a third waver may be positioned in the same manner, or any number of wavers according to the style of hair dressing desired to be produced. The wavers are left in position and the hair allowed to dry, after which the wavers are released by pressing the handles together and removing the Wavers from engagement with the hair. After the wavers are removed the hair will have the effect produced in Figs. 4 and 5, in which a light, fluffy, and wave like effect is produced.

Although I have described my improved hair wavers as being constructed of material capable of having the handles stamped therefrom and twisted, such as aluminum or similar material, the members may be constructed of shell, rubber, or other materials employed in the manufacture of combs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is;

1. In a hair waver, the combination of two combs arranged end to end, the abutting ends each having a series of serrations therein, a pivot connecting the combs, and a means adapted to hold the abutting ends yieldingly together whereby the serrated ends grasp the hair and retain the waver in position to hold the hair in a puff.

2. In a hair waver, the combination of two combs arranged end to end, the abut-' tings nds each having a series of serrations therein, a pivot connecting the combs, and a spring adapted to hold the abutting ends together yieldingly whereby the serrated ends grasp the hair and retain the waver in position to hold the hair in a pufi.

3. In a hair waver, the combination of two combs, each having a serrated end with an outwardly projecting handle, the combs being alined with the serrated ends adjacent to each other, a pivot connecting the combs, and a spring adapted to hold the serrated ends yieldingly together whereby the serrated ends grasp the hair and retain the waver in position to hold the hair in a puff.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 19th day of July,

DORA P. GLEASON. Witnesses WALTER F. MURRAY, W. THORNTON Bocnn'r.

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